early 14c., from Old French progenie (13c.) and directly from Latin progenies "descendants, offspring, lineage, race, family," from stem of progignere "beget," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + gignere "to produce, beget" (see genus).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. He was surrounded by his numerous progeny.
眾多的子孫簇?fù)碇?/dd>
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
2. Among its many progeny, the 1944 Education Act gave birth to the modern youth service.